Holding(s) in Company
Greggs PLC
02 September 2004
Greggs PLC (the "Company") has received the following notification:
"Dear Sirs,
Enclosed are amended notifications of disclosable interests under the U.K.
Companies Act 1985. Please note that while this information details the
disclosable interests of more than one entity, the enclosed disclosure
constitutes separate notifications of interest which have been combined solely
for the purposes of clarity and efficiency. It is not intended to indicate that
any of these entities act as a group or in concert with respect to these
interests.
These disclosures are made in the interest of conformity with the Companies Act.
The Interest detailed herein were acquired solely for investment purposes.
For disclosure purposes, holdings should be represented as FMR Corp. and its
direct and indirect subsidiaries, and Fidelity International Limited (FIL) and
its direct and indirect subsidiaries, both being non-beneficial holders.
NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 198 TO 202 - UK COMPANIES ACT
1. Company in which shares are held: Greggs PLC
2. Notifiable Interest: Ordinary Shares
(A) FMR Corp.
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
FMR Corp are the parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research
Company (FMRCO), investment manager for US mutual funds, and Fidelity Management
Trust Company (FMTC), a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee or
investment manager of various pension and trust accounts. (See Schedule A for
listing of Registered Shareholders and their holdings).
(B) Fidelity International Limited (FIL)
PO Box HM 670
Hamilton HMCX, Bermuda
Fidelity International Limited (FIL) are the parent holding company for various
direct and indirect subsidiaries, including Fidelity Investment Services Ltd.
(FISL) and Fidelity Pension Management (FPM), investment managers for various
non-US investment companies and institutional clients. (See Schedule A for
listing of Registered Shareholders and their holdings).
3. The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of:
Mr Edward C Johnson 3d
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
Mr Johnson is a principal shareholder of FMR Corp and Fidelity International
Limited.
4. The notifiable interests include interest on behalf of authorised
unit trust schemes in the UK, notwithstanding the exemption from reporting
pursuant to Section 209 (1)(h) of the Companies Act 1985.
5. These notifications of disclosable interests constitute separate
notifications of interest in the shares and are combined solely for the purposes
of clarity. Nothing herein should be taken to indicate that FMR Corp. and its
direct and indirect subsidiaries, Fidelity International Limited and its direct
and indirect subsidiaries or Mr Edward C. Johnson 3d act as a group or in
concert in respect of the disclosed interests, or that they are required to
submit these notifications on a joint basis.
6. The disclosable interests arise under section 208 (4) (b) of the Act,
namely where a person, not being the registered holder, is entitled to exercise
a right conferred by the holding of the shares or to control the exercise of
such rights, or under section 203 of the Act respectively.
(Schedule A)
Nominee/Registered Name Management Company No. shares held
Bank of New York Brussels FIL 23,600
Bank of New York London FIL 40,010
Chase Manhattan Bank London FIL 21,142
Deutsche Bank FIL 46,000
Deutsche Bank AG, London FIL 4,041
HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Ltd FIL 548,507
JP Morgan FIL 87,800
Mellon Bank FIL 4,200
Morgan Stanley FIL 21,500
Northern Trust FIL 25,800
Northern Trust London FIL 7,100
Nortrust Nominees Ltd FIL 42,757
State Street Bank & Trust FIL 3,100
State Street Nominees Ltd FIL 17,800
Chase Manhattan Bank London FISL 2,115
HSBC FMRCO 182,000
State Street Nominees Limited FMRCO 900
Mellon Bank FMTC 2,200
State Street Bank & Trust FMTC 36,800
State Street Nominees Ltd FMTC 2,200
Bank of New York London FPM 9,850
BBH FPM 267
Chase Nominees Ltd FPM 22,200
Citibank FPM 12,650
HSBC FPM 6,800
HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Limited FPM 31,600
Total ordinary shares: 1,203,029"
This represents 9.915% of the issued share capital (based on the total number of
shares in issue being 12,133,321) and is an increase since the last notification
of 119,167 ordinary shares of 20p each.
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